Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/maiʀēn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *maiʀō (“more”) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*maiʀēn

1. to become more, multiply
2. to grow, increase

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive	*maiʀēn
1st sg. past	*maiʀ?dā
Infinitive	*maiʀēn
Genitive infin.	*maiʀēnijas
Dative infin.	*maiʀēnijē
Instrum. infin.	*maiʀēniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*maiʀē	*maiʀ?dā
2nd singular	*maiʀēs	*maiʀ?dēs, *maiʀ?dēs
3rd singular	*maiʀēþ	*maiʀ?dē, *maiʀ?dā
1st plural	*maiʀēm	*maiʀ?dum
2nd plural	*maiʀēþ	*maiʀ?dud
3rd plural	*maiʀēnþ	*maiʀ?dun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*maiʀē	*maiʀ?dī
2nd singular	*maiʀēs	*maiʀ?dī
3rd singular	*maiʀē	*maiʀ?dī
1st plural	*maiʀēm	*maiʀ?dīm
2nd plural	*maiʀēþ	*maiʀ?dīd
3rd plural	*maiʀēn	*maiʀ?dīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*maiʀē
Plural	*maiʀēþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*maiʀēndī	*maiʀ?d

Related terms

• *maiʀōn

Descendants

• Old English: *mārian
  • Middle English: moren
  • ⇒ Old English: gemārian
• Old Frisian: māria
  • West Frisian: mearje
    • ⇒ West Frisian: mearderje
• Old Saxon: mērōn
  • Middle Low German: mêren
    • ⇒ Middle Low German: mêrderen, mêrdern
• Old Dutch: *mēron
  • Middle Dutch: mêren
    • Dutch: meren (obsolete)
• Old High German: mērēn
  • Middle High German: mēren
    • German: mehren